LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 599 



' 79. Botys Medonalis. 



j Mas. Pallide cinerea, gracilis, vix testacea ; caput apud oculos 



j album ; palpi ascendentes, breves, lati, obtusi, albo marginati ; 



an ten nee glabree ; alee subkyalinee, non longa ; anticee linea 



exteriore tenui indistincta pallide fusca vix undulata, linea 



marginali liturisque duabus apicalibus albis, gutta apicali 



H nigra. 



Male. Pale cinereous, shining, slender, with a slight testa- 

 ceous tinge, white beneath. Head white about the eyes. Palpi 

 ascending, short, broad, obtuse ; joints bordered with white. An- 

 tennae smooth. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs smooth, slender. Wings iridescent, nearly hyaline, 

 moderately broad, not long. Fore wings slightly acute, with a slen- 

 der indistinct pale brown exterior line, which is hardly undulating ; 

 marginal line white ; a white mark near the tip of the costa and a 

 larger white apical mark, which is accompauied by a black dot; ex- 

 terior border slightly oblique. Hind wings without lines. Length 

 of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 9 Jines. 

 a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



80. Botys Thalesalis. 



Mas. Pallide testacea; palpi cervini, porrecti, cervini, subrostri- 

 formes, subtus basi albi ; antennee glabree ; pectus antice 

 album; alee semihyalinee, lineis duabus pallide fuscescentibus 

 indistinctis ; anticee linea exteriore valde jlexa, orbiculari et 

 reniformi indistinctis, hac angusta. 



Male. Pale testaceous, slender, whitish beneath. Palpi por- 

 rect, fawn-colour, somewhat ros triform, white beneath towards the 

 base, as long as the head. Antennae smooth, slender. Pectus 

 white in front. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs smooth, slender. Wings iridescent, semihyaline, 

 moderately broad ; interior and exterior lines pale brownish, indis- 

 tinct. Fore wings acute ; exterior line much bent ; orbicular and 

 reniform marks pale brownish, indistinct, the latter narrow; exte- 

 rior border moderately oblique. Length of the body 3J lines ; of 

 the wings 7 lines. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



